A Study on the Role of Leadership in Fostering Innovation

2026-02-17T09:56:26+00:00

In order to promote innovation and drive organizational growth and competitiveness, leadership must establish a culture of psychological safety, empowerment, and strategic vision. It also acts as a catalyst for creativity by rewarding new ideas, encouraging risk-taking, providing resources, and removing barriers. In order to ensure that innovation. becomes ingrained in daily operations rather than merely an occasional occurrence, effective leaders encourage experimentation, support a variety of viewpoints, and create frameworks for learning and development. There are many specific key leadership actions required to foster innovation, including empowerment and teamwork, clear goals, a safe work environment, collaboration, diversity, rewards, necessary updated technology, new ideas, etc. The study investigates how several leadership philosophies—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, transformational, and transactional—affect important organizational results. Organizational innovation has been found to be influenced by a wide range of factors. The leadership style of senior managers has been found to be among the most, if not the most, significant of these. Through a thorough analysis of the body of current literature, the paper develops a theoretical framework and a conceptual understanding of leadership styles. It highlights the important influence of leadership on society and the education sector by stressing moral behaviour and social responsibility. It promotes further research to offer practical insights that enhance the efficacy of leadership. Organizations with low-control, high-support, or high-risk-aversion cultures are most affected by organizational encouragement. While crucial in every area examined, work group support is less effective than organizational or demanding work encouragement. Managers can utilize this information to promote more successful innovation within the specific cultural features of an organization. This study offers important insights for leaders, managers, and organizations looking to harness the power of innovation for sustainable growth and competitiveness in today’s dynamic business landscape by emphasizing the significance of organizational support and leadership traits in fostering an environment that encourages and sustains innovation efforts. Furthermore, our research indicates that when there is a high team atmosphere for creativity, the mediated effect of leader identity is strongest.

Investigating The Role of Trust and Behavioral Barriers in Shaping Investor’s Decision to Delegate Portfolio Management to AI-Driven Robo-Advisors

2026-02-18T04:40:29+00:00

AI-based Robo-advisors have emerged at a striking pace across the Indian financial landscape, with disciplined, low-cost investment management options increasingly becoming accessible to a diverse retail investor market. Yet the decision to relinquish portfolio management to these algorithms is one substantial psychological hurdle that many still face. This paper aims to assess the role of trust dimensions and behavioral obstacles in adopting Robo-advisory services among Indian investors. Using secondary data from market research reports, academic papers, and fintech analyses, this paper outlines an important distinction in how trust dimensions impact adoption among the Indian investor population. Many factors become significant – three trust dimensions of algorithmic performance assessment, privacy reassurance and communication dissimilarity stand out, as well as three behavioral biases of algorithm aversion, loss aversion, and socio-emotional attachment. In this instance, algorithmic aversion refers to a distaste for Robo-advisor services despite evidence supporting the potential advantages of algorithmic performance over human-driven performance. Additionally, loss aversion means the risks of making financial sacrifices to an algorithm are more tangible than making sacrifices to a human endeavor. Finally, socio-emotional attachment refers to India’s reliance on interpersonal investment services and the challenge of overcoming such in-built historical behavior. Ultimately, this paper argues that potential Robo-advisory providers must adopt strategies that build trust to reach the average Indian investor beyond efficiency concerns. They must be demystified, privacy policies made more robust, and a hybrid approach that combines all benefits with easy-to-access human support might be best for a cultural image. Ultimately, this paper sets the foundation for understanding new markets regarding adoption and provides valuable insights for fintech startups and stakeholders seeking meaningful implementation to bridge the trust gap.

Nolegein - Journal of Organizational Behavior and Management

A Study on the Role of Leadership in Fostering Innovation

Investigating The Role of Trust and Behavioral Barriers in Shaping Investor’s Decision to Delegate Portfolio Management to AI-Driven Robo-Advisors